Perlemoen smuggler dies after 100km high-speed chase

Johannesburg - A person, believed to be transporting R3m
worth of perlemoen, has been killed in a car accident that ended a 100km
high-speed chase on the N1 north of Kroonstad, the Free State department of
environmental affairs said on Sunday.

So basically there was no other traffic/Metro/SAPS vehicles in that 100km stretch of road that could have stood by waiting for the vehicle to approach them...

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NoeNoe
2014-08-10 06:55:21 PM

This is good news but surely they could have radioed ahead for other units to intercept. Assuming their radios worked!

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SoutieTwo
2014-08-11 04:50:58 AM

It is MUCH more exciting to chase a car. The fact that other (innocent) road users are endangered is beside the point.

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Pieter Nienaber
2014-08-11 10:25:00 AM

This story is not the right story. The actual fact is we SAPS were in Command of the operation. Green scopion(one person) was with SAPS.Chase was from Vaal Toll Gate 300 meters JHB direction. The car took the Parys SASOL turn off and overturned at the top. SAPS arrested the suspect. Plus Minus 400 KG perlemoen was found. Value not important because these people are smuggling and they can buy it at any price.

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Hennie de Ruyter
2014-10-08 05:43:49 PM

@Pieter
Then the chase would have been short considering that the off ramp and toll plaza are very close. Still, I suspect you are right. There would be no 100km chase then.

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Paul Dennis Murison
2014-08-10 09:58:52 AM

Good!

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Gibbaan Erasmus
2014-08-10 10:17:54 AM

Good riddance

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Noloyiso Phakathi
2014-08-10 10:36:27 AM

Very good

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Jacqui Daane Van Rensburg
2014-08-10 10:56:24 AM

Good news for the perlemoer, this dude won't smuggle anything anymore.

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Bricks Bricknell
2014-08-10 11:04:30 AM

3 Million rand worth of perlemoen in a car ???? Was it towing a truck ?

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Margaret Cox
2014-08-10 12:52:17 PM

Have you seen the price of perlemoen?

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Vince Muller
2014-08-10 11:34:54 AM

This is a big business... stories goes around, not only are perlies involved, but the law, people in government institutions, etc... why is this destruction of our sea life allowed??? why is this so difficult to stop??? and soon it will be distinct, nothing left for the generations thereafter... "GREED" these people and their buddies should be sent to rot in jail... or they must be removed once and for all from this planet.. these ganga think they are untouchable... until the rest of us will stand up... then you'll realise, you're peanuts.

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SoutieTwo
2014-08-11 04:54:42 AM

I think you meant 'extinct' not distinct. Sorry, I know this is not your home language.